Heavy rain fell horizontally in coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, where trees bent in the wind and traffic lights swayed. About a dozen roads were flooded, but it was nothing like last year's Hurricane Florence, which battered the city and closed bridges, isolating the city for days. 'We prepared for the worst and that didn't happen. That's OK,' said Ross Page, out walking his dogs early Friday after waking up without electricity. 'We got lucky.' Dorian apparently spawned at least one tornado in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, damaging several homes, and another twister touched down in the beach town of Emerald Isle, North Carolina, mangling and overturning several trailer homes in a jumble of sheet metal. No immediate injuries were reported. 💦😱

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Hundreds of people are trapped on the Outer Banks after Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in North Carolina sparking more than 20 tornadoes and unleashing 'catastrophic flooding' leaving 312,000 homes and businesses without power. The storm hit North Carolina's Outer Banks as a Category 1 storm on Friday, causing a life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds. North Carolina Gov Roy Cooper said during a press conference on Friday morning that hundreds of residents are believed to be stuck on Ocracoke Island, which received a direct hit and is only accessible by boat or plane. 'There is significant concern about hundreds of people trapped on Ocracoke Island,' he said. 'There are rescue teams ready as soon as they can get in.' Shocking videos spread across social medial of waters rising up to residents' back porches and people standing ankle-deep inside their own homes. 🌪💦😱